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Genes and Environment

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1880-7046eISSN1880-7062

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.539

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.657

Total Worksi

646

Total Citationsi

6,096

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Genetics & Heredity; Toxicology; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Genetics; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications646

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~27 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

National Science Library, Chinese Academy of SciencesCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1880-7046 / 1880-7062

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

430

2019

565

2020

791

2021

242

2022

264

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

GeneticsQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & HeredityToxicology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Social Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentDNA Repair MechanismsEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchAir Quality and Health ImpactsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringAsthma and respiratory diseasesDNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryGenomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress

Frequently asked questions about Genes and Environment

Is Genes and Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Genes and Environment: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Genes and Environment?

Genes and Environment is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.66.

Is Genes and Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Genes and Environment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Genes and Environment?